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Vulnerability details: VCID-85px-3mub-ckdj
Vulnerability ID VCID-85px-3mub-ckdj
Aliases CVE-2016-5108
Summary A buffer overflow in VLC might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
epss 0.20819 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
cvssv2 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-5108
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5108
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.html
825728 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825728
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-5108 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41025.txt
CVE-2016-5108 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108
CVE-2016-5108 Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/3
GLSA-201701-39 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Jan. 11, 2017
Description VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 - 'DecodeAdpcmImaQT' Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date May 27, 2016
Exploit type dos
Platform windows
Source update date Jan. 11, 2017
Source URL http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/3
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.95575
EPSS Score 0.20819
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:27.621626+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39 38.0.0